"No matter what, they have only two ways to return to the Mediterranean, one is through the Strait of Gibraltar, and the other is around the Horn of Africa. And if before that, the other party consumes serious fuel and cannot obtain enough supplies, then

There is only one way for Spey to choose, and in this case we can completely wait and wait for the opponent to take the bait." Ma Jifen said while drawing on the picture.

"This is unrealistic. As a very experienced commander, they will definitely leave enough margin for themselves, and when we push too hard, they would rather give up and return immediately.

Thomas shook his head at first, but then he immediately reacted: "You mean you will command the main fleet to wait in the Strait of Gibraltar and wait for the opponent to take the bait? But what if the opponent's main fleet comes to respond? Your fleet cannot resist two enemies.

A fleet attack."

"Then it depends on your ability. Don't keep chasing after the opponent. As long as you keep driving the opponent away from the Atlantic route and keep it southwest of the opponent's fleet, we will have an advantage on the route. Once the situation is discovered,

Troops, you can just take a shortcut and come here, and

And we have a large number of auxiliary battleships, and we can deploy a wide enough cordon. If we are really unlucky, I think I can escape unscathed, and if you can bite or contain the Spey fleet, I can

Give Tycho some color!" Maggie Fen said confidently.

"Then what? What should we do if Tycho shrinks his head at the critical moment? If I guess correctly, you mean that you will lead the main fleet to block the west entrance of the Strait of Gibraltar, and then I will lead the fleet to pursue the Spey fleet.

?If they don’t control their fuel well

If so, will we have a chance to trap this fleet to death? After all, it is not easy to bypass the entire Africa." Thomas suddenly realized. Magiffin's vision is indeed unique, and the characteristic of his plan is to use his logistics and reconnaissance advantages.

to offset the opponent's speed advantage.

Aren't you a fast runner? I can't catch up with you. Okay, let's play a marathon. You sprint fast, but what about your fuel reserves? I run slowly, but I can always get a stable supply of fuel. You and I will run for 10 days.

.At a speed of more than 20 knots every day, it will consume you, making it impossible to use your rapid advantage, and eventually wearing you down! As for you saying that you want to get rid of me, that is not easy. You don’t have aviation reconnaissance power. I do, ships.

No matter how fast it is, can it be faster than a plane? And I still have

A large number of auxiliary battleships can be widely deployed. Even if you escape me at night, you can quickly find me during the day with the cooperation of aircraft and auxiliary battleships. After all, the distance between you and me is not very big during the day. You can't

Keep sailing at a high speed. Can you afford to burn fuel like this? The reconnaissance advantage is actually on my side. The situation is like a pack of wolves chasing an elk. Although the former is not as fast as the latter, its endurance is better than the latter. In the end

It will definitely drag you to death!

This plan seems simple, but it is definitely quite insidious. If Count Spee's fuel control of his fleet is slightly deviated, the consequences will definitely be catastrophic. Imagine that when Count Spee rushes to the Strait of Gibraltar

At that time, it was discovered that Thomas had led the fleet to block the door. Then the Tycho fleet that came out to meet Spey was blocked by Magiffin. So what choice could Spey make? Charge directly? That is just courting death. Thomas's fleet

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If you don't rush, you can only choose to detour to North Africa or continue to wander on the Atlantic Ocean, but no matter which option you choose, what about the supply of fuel? You are a fleet operation, and you want to fill the oil tanks and coal bunkers of these warships.

At least tens of thousands of tons of fuel are needed

, even if a supply ship occasionally escapes the pursuit of the Allies, how much can it be replenished? Moreover, when replenishing fuel, the battleship must be at a low speed or even stop sailing. And the replenishment lasts for several hours. If he hangs around it, Spei dares to replenish it.

What a genius!

In Magiffin's plan, his own fleet is the Sword of Damocles hanging over the head of the Spey fleet! As long as you can keep an eye on the opponent. Through this kind of uninterrupted pressure to oppress the opponent, you want to hit a certain one.

Transport fleet? Okay, I will follow you. After the big fleet disperses, it will definitely take time for you to catch it, and you can only catch a small part. During this time, you can close a lot of distance, and if the Germans know that there is someone behind them,

A fleet following him will definitely not disperse. If this fleet also

Within the radio communication range of the British, you can ask the other party to move closer to you to avoid disaster. When the fuel and supplies are almost exhausted and you have to rush back, the Allied fleet will wait in the Strait of Gibraltar. Although it cannot completely

Putting an end to the other side's sea-breaking operations, it would at least minimize the damage and at the same time give the Allied Navy a chance for a decisive battle. Thomas had to admit that this move was really powerful, at least he couldn't pull it off!

In the following battle, Thomas's fleet has only one mission, which is to watch Count Spey's fast fleet. The remaining fleet strength of the United States has an absolute advantage over Tycho's main fleet. When Tycho's fleet rushes out of Gibraltar,

Strait, Magiffin will cut off the opponent's retreat from the rear and force him to engage in battle. It would be better if the opponent continues to head to the Atlantic to join the Spey fleet.

Once the main fleet is dragged down and the speed advantage of the Spey fleet cannot be used, what awaits them will be a deadlock with the Allied Mediterranean Fleet. "This will definitely be a brilliant victory. If Tycho continues to head to the Mediterranean instead of

If you retreat desperately." Magiffin's last words finally dispelled Thomas's doubts. He agreed to Magiffin's plan and expressed his willingness to cooperate with the action.

While Magiffin and Thomas were carefully setting up a fatal trap for the Allied Mediterranean Fleet, in the remote port of Kiel, Germany, the elites of the Second Reich Navy were also considering their next action plan. The Thomas fleet left the British III

Island heading to the Atlantic Ocean. Such a large movement cannot be hidden from the eyes of the Germans. And this seems to be an opportunity? When Scheer saw this intelligence

At that time, a bold idea came to mind. Although the Germans later received news that the American fleet was stationed in the UK, it was certain that this fleet must be a squadron. The final result seemed to be 6 for 7, and the British

Six battleships were dispatched in exchange for seven American warships and the officers and soldiers on them. From a purely paper perspective, the opponent's strength has not been weakened, and has even been enhanced.

"For the German fleet, we have two flaws when facing the British fleet. The first flaw is that the opponent has more 15-inch gun battleships than we do. The defense of our battleships is enough to withstand the attack of 14-inch naval guns, but

Facing the 15-inch naval gun, it is somewhat insufficient. The second flaw is that we lack a complete fast fleet, which makes our reconnaissance and tactical aircraft

We are at a disadvantage in terms of maneuverability. With the mobilization of the Allied Navy, these two problems of ours no longer exist. With the departure of the Thomas Fleet, the opponent only has 5 battleships equipped with 15-inch guns, and all battleships are

It's a slow battleship. I think this is an opportunity, an opportunity to make up for the shortcomings of the last war!" Scheer said at the meeting.

"Although with the addition of the U.S. fleet, the opponent's firepower projection has greatly increased, but because the quality of the U.S. Navy is lower than that of the British Navy, the actual combat power they can exert may not be as terrifying as they appear on paper.

According to intelligence, the Americans' shooting range hit rate is only about 70% of that of their British counterparts, and they have not experienced the baptism of actual combat, so their performance in actual combat may be even worse. Worst of all, when the war situation is unfavorable, we can still choose

Evacuate. The opponent cannot pursue you.

Come on us." Hipper also expressed support for Scheer's plan. And he put forward his own opinion, that is, Scheer would command the main fleet to hold back the British fleet, and then he would lead the seven German High Seas Fleet that participated in the last war.

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Defeat the U.S. fleet. This is considered possible. After all, the New Mexico-class battleship, the pride of the Americans, could not hold out for even half an hour under the Longwu-class battleship of the Chinese Navy! And according to the intelligence revealed by China, the American gunnery skills

It’s really not that good!

Faced with Scheer and Hipper's request to play, Tirpitz did not say anything immediately. Instead, after the meeting, he asked Scheer to come to his office. The two were polite while enjoying afternoon tea. "Scher

Hey, what made you take the initiative to ask for a fight this time? Since the last battle, your strategy has been more conservative." Tirpitz was the first to break the calm.

"I'm worried that Tycho won't be able to deal with Magiffin and Thomas. Although the Italian newspapers have praised the newly promoted admiral to the sky, saying that he is the Caesar of the Italian sea. But in my opinion, he can only use the word "qualified"

To describe it, the first time they won the naval battle of Malta by using a tactics that was almost a sneak attack. There was an element of trickery in it, but the second time

You know, the actual commander is not Tycho. And Thomas and Magiffin are by no means mediocre. Coupled with their strength advantage and the intensifying construction of the Portuguese naval base system, I am afraid it won’t be long before Magiffin and the others are

Action will be taken. And if something goes wrong in the Mediterranean, the entire maritime situation will be completely over." Scheer thought for a while and said.

"So, we must take advantage of this period to take action to weaken the Allied navies and contain them. And if we can inflict pain on the Americans, we may be able to get a chance for peace talks." Scheer looked at Meng with a solemn expression.

Erpitz immediately added. To be honest, the Allies can no longer fight, or there is no need to fight anymore. From the fallen corpses of Russia, the German and Austrian Turks

The other countries have already obtained enough benefits, and these areas are enough for them to develop for more than ten years. Taking huge risks and fighting with Britain, the United States and France is really not worth the gain. So some people already want peace talks, but what is the basis for the peace talks?
Chapter completed!